Brummet's Conscious Blog

Recommended Resources Alrighty then... (ha ha) it's time for another installment of some of the most inspiring, educational and potentially life changing resources that will have you feeling better about the state of the world. ...Don't believe everything you hear on TV - there is way more good going on in the world than bad and you don't have to look very far to find it. Feel free to browse the 10 years worth of archived posts from this blog... where you'll find more amazing, inspiring stuff! -- Believe it or not, about 20 years' worth of potentially life-saving drugs are sitting in labs right now, untested. Why? Because they can't get the funding to go to trials; the financial risk is too high. Roger Stein is a finance guy, and he thinks deeply about mitigating risk. He and some colleagues at MIT came up with a promising new financial model that could move hundreds of drugs into the testing pipeline. https://www.ted.com/talks/roger_stein_a_b...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.”  ~ Thomas Jefferson -- Poetry Month --  April is poetry month so I've plans on publishing a few poems throughout the month... here is another one for your enjoyment... this one will be included in an upcoming poetry book expected to be published later this year. To find more of my published poetry check out the book Towards Understanding. Opportunities to Create Positive Change Our global society must decide today Whether we will live in a sustainable way. Will we be a locust species, Leaving nature in little pieces? Or will we spread wings to be Stewards like the bumblebee? We are a species, who in essence Have survived by physical senses. Yet we can change our self, And change the world. Struggling for isolation Living by definition Yet there’s unity in our di...

-- Quote of the Day --  “…There are two types of artists – the ones that are just going to have fun and want to show their stuff to the world, and the ones who are going to have to live off of their productions.  …There are people who are going to like it, and there will be people who hate it; But you can’t let those people intimidate you. You can’t work around other people and what their thoughts are. …One of the biggest problems with artists is they let people dictate their art. …You have to get out there and communicate with people. One of the main reasons they will buy your stuff is because they had that connection to you – and by talking about your piece you might be able to open their eyes to something they didn’t see. …You have to have a good marketing strategy.  …You do want to make sure that wherever you are going to show your stuff that you know the demographics of the area …you have to tailor your work around area’s financial demographics.” ...